A modern look at the art of past centuries

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

We are accustomed to the fact that musical hits become obsolete sooner or later. They are replaced by remixes of compositions: the same songs, but in a new sound. The same tendencies are observed in art - the paintings of the great artists of the past centuries are being rewritten by contemporary artists. They remake the works in their own modern way, personifying the modern phenomena of life.

The work of one of the greatest masters of the Renaissance, Michelangelo, was translated with a modern eye by Norman Rockwell. In Rosie the Riveter, he portrayed a factory worker with the US flag in the background. During the First World War, Norman was not sent to the front due to lack of food. The frustrated artist ate bananas all night after that, eating them with donuts, washing it down with liquid. By morning, Norman had reached the required 8 feet. He was never accepted into the US Navy, but he became a martial artist. You can find another meaning in his work. Rockwell is famous for his series of paintings "Four Freedoms". One of them is freedom from want. The artist personified her in one of his paintings, where an American family ate meat for dinner.

Claude Monet's work "Bridge over a pond of water lilies" fell on a period in the artist's life when he traveled a lot and was fond of landscapes. This painting was remade by the infamous English underground graffiti artist and political activist, under the pseudonym Banksy. His identity has not yet been established. In his version of the work of Claude Monet, the artist added shopping carts from the supermarket characteristic of our time and a cone, which novice car enthusiasts are trying so hard to bypass. Both the basket and the cone are drowning in the pond that Monet portrayed. It is curious that in Banksy's work we see much less water lilies. Perhaps this anonymous artist reflects the realities of the modern environment.

The work of Botticelli was rewritten by the American artist Dean. In her paintings, she draws people outwardly similar to Asians, with chubby cheeks. You can see cartoon characters in them. Her paintings can be found in more detail at www.myspace.com/xiaoqingd, including a modern take on the work of Sandro Botticelli.